38:
860:
822:
784:
744:
952:
540:
979:
499:
Gardner and Booth were married for 13 years, divorcing in 1942. Gardner's second marriage, to Simone
Hegemann in 1943, endured until his death and produced two sons, Edward, Jr. (b. 1944) and Stephen (b. 1948). By 1958, the tall, gangling comedian was semi-retired, living with his wife and sons in
349:
Duffy the owner never appeared, but Archie did, with
Gardner assuming the role himself after he could not find the right actor to play the role. Regulars in the tavern included Duffy's airheaded, man-crazy daughter, droll waiter Eddie, barfly Finnegan and Clancy the cop. The daughter was played by
345:
accent, and sounding like just about every working class New Yorker his creator had ever known, Gardner as Archie invariably began each week's show by answering the telephone and saying, "Duffy's Tavern, where the elite meet to eat, Archie the manager speaking, Duffy ain't here—oh, hello, Duffy."
412:'s income-tax-free status for future media ventures, Gardner moved his radio show there, but it was not as successful as it was when it originated from Hollywood, California. Many guest personalities declined to make the journey to appear on the show and it eventually went off the air in 1951.
491:) quoted writer Larry Rhine as saying the film and television failures were in large part due to Gardner's inability to adapt to camera angles. "He thought he could do TV, so he left radio," Rhine told Nachman. "He was a bad actor, and he knew it."
991:
260:
Before going into entertainment as a career, Gardner worked as a stenographer, a clerk for a railroad, and a salesman. He became interested in the theater when he worked with publicity for producer
669:
1051:
1081:
1026:
1086:
1071:
1046:
483:
studio in
Hollywood) and the presence of familiar character actors, the series ran for only one year, yielding 38 half-hour episodes. Radio historian
405:. He was notorious for hiring as a writer anyone who sounded funny to him in passing, but Gardner ultimately had the final say on each show's script.
1036:
518:
On August 17, 1963, Gardner died at age 62 of a liver ailment at Good
Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. He was interred in Chapel of the Pines at
1076:
1056:
1031:
898:
1061:
1021:
908:
687:
523:
962:
1041:
957:
587:
302:
advertising agency before going into show business. He began producing for the stage in the early 1930s. He produced the drama play
254:
393:. In addition, Gardner was one of the show's writers and its script editor in all but name, though he had a staff that included
318:
In the early 1940s, Gardner worked as a director, writer, and producer for radio programs. In 1941, he created a character for
20:
873:
565:
338:
969:
694:
253:. His father was an ornamental plasterer who also played semiprofessional baseball. Gardner attended Public School 4 and
1066:
561:
484:
456:
550:
947:
519:
37:
569:
554:
646:
638:
506:
501:
279:
Gardner's initial venture into producing came when he and actor Eddie Blaine joined forces to produce the comedy
429:
419:, radio's "Col. Stoopnagle," to write scripts and make appearances on the show during its Puerto Rico period.
295:. It was then that he changed his name, signing the contract with "Ed Gardner", rather than "Ed Poggenburg".
859:
821:
783:
743:
402:
257:
in
Astoria. He dropped out of school when he was 14 in order to play the piano at a neighborhood saloon.
333:, portraying the wisecracking, malaprop-prone barkeeper Archie. The successful radio program aired on
1016:
1011:
288:
261:
438:
434:
299:
679:
938:
904:
683:
292:
250:
233:
983:
675:
231:
actor, writer and director, best remembered as the creator and star of the radio's popular
416:
342:
73:
951:
322:, a program that he was producing. The character, which Gardner played, became Archie of
852:
836:
814:
798:
776:
760:
736:
720:
461:
366:
43:
1005:
452:
398:
354:, Gardner's first wife, with whom he remained friends even after their 1942 divorce.
351:
161:
995:
472:
374:
370:
767:. Florida, St. Petersburg. United Press International. August 18, 1963. p. 6
612:"Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding, he sings."
943:
601:
539:
409:
394:
390:
378:
362:
268:
92:
627:"There's two kinds of guys go to church—them that doesn't and them that don't."
460:(1951) for his own company, Edward F. Gardner Productions. It was released by
448:
441:
96:
480:
476:
445:
386:
228:
934:
504:
and making only occasional guest appearances, such as a few turns on
427:
Gardner recreated his role as Archie for the motion picture version,
341:
from 1942 to 1944, and on NBC from 1944 to 1951. Speaking in a nasal
136:
Creator and star of the radio's popular Duffy's Tavern comedy series.
900:
Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous
Persons
650:(1962) (Season 7 Episode 25: "The Last Remains") as Marvin Foley
843:. Pittsburgh, PA. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 31
533:
334:
306:
on
Broadway (1931) and wrote and directed the Broadway comedy
471:
to television in 1954, starring himself alongside comedians
799:"Mrs. Poggenburg Didn't Bring Up Her Hubby To Be An Actor!"
642:(1961) (Season 6 Episode 22: "The Horseplayer") as Sheridan
479:. Despite solid production values (with filming at the
967:
271:, Gardner served in the 7th Regiment from New York.
357:Gardner also brought radio directing experience to
227:; June 29, 1901 – August 17, 1963) was an American
208:
150:
140:
132:
124:
104:
81:
55:
28:
693:
437:. Besides Gardner, the movie featured dozens of
408:In 1949, hoping to be able to take advantage of
46:, the host of the radio program which replaced
727:. Pensacola, FL. January 22, 1939. p. 16
8:
568:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
19:For other people named Edward Gardner, see
950:
36:
25:
680:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1803787
624:"Get me the lost and foundling division."
588:Learn how and when to remove this message
903:(3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 269.
761:"Ed Gardner, Radio 'Archie', Dies At 62"
974:
660:
618:"Now, don't infirm me that I'm stupid."
835:Johnson, Erskine (February 24, 1946).
668:Wepman, Dennis (2018). "Gardner, Ed".
1052:Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
755:
753:
397:, Sol Saks, Parke Levy, Larry Rhine,
298:Gardner was a representative for the
7:
1082:20th-century American businesspeople
1027:Film producers from New York (state)
721:"'Archie Gardner', This Is New York"
715:
713:
621:"Fate has fickled its finger at me."
566:adding citations to reliable sources
464:but was a boxoffice disappointment.
146:Duffy's Tavern, The Man with My Face
797:Johnson, Vincent (April 30, 1942).
361:. He had previously originated the
1087:20th-century American male writers
444:. Gardner was the producer of the
369:radio show and directed shows for
14:
1072:20th-century American male actors
1047:Male actors from Queens, New York
963:Photo of Ed Gardner, on far right
615:"Leave us not jump to seclusion."
350:several actresses but began with
255:William Cullen Bryant High School
989:
977:
858:
820:
782:
742:
538:
177:
1037:American male television actors
197:
173:
21:Edward Gardner (disambiguation)
600:Some of Gardner's once-famous
42:Gardner as Archie (left) with
1:
1077:20th-century American writers
805:. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 24
467:Gardner also tried bringing
329:He found fame on radio with
1057:People from Astoria, Queens
674:. Oxford University Press.
671:American National Biography
1103:
1032:American male radio actors
948:Internet Broadway Database
520:Hollywood Forever Cemetery
383:Ripley's Believe It or Not
337:from 1941 to 1942, on the
18:
16:American actor (1901–1963)
1062:Deaths from liver disease
1022:American male film actors
878:. Life. February 13, 1950
647:Alfred Hitchcock Presents
639:Alfred Hitchcock Presents
507:Alfred Hitchcock Presents
415:Gardner invited humorist
35:
1042:American radio directors
803:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
897:Wilson, Scott (2016).
837:"Ed Gardner Angry guy"
725:Pensacola News Journal
50:for its summer hiatus.
76:, New York City, U.S.
875:Duffy's Latin Tavern
841:The Pittsburgh Press
632:Selected Filmography
562:improve this section
457:The Man with My Face
423:Films and television
308:After Such Pleasures
176: 1929;
289:Cherry Lane Theatre
1067:American directors
510:in 1961 and 1962.
439:Paramount Pictures
300:J. Walter Thompson
598:
597:
590:
293:Greenwich Village
251:Astoria, New York
247:Edward Poggenberg
245:Gardner was born
225:Edward Poggenberg
216:
215:
125:Years active
60:Edward Poggenberg
1094:
994:
993:
992:
982:
981:
980:
973:
954:
922:
921:
919:
917:
894:
888:
887:
885:
883:
870:
864:
863:
862:
856:
850:
848:
832:
826:
825:
824:
818:
812:
810:
794:
788:
787:
786:
780:
774:
772:
757:
748:
747:
746:
740:
734:
732:
717:
708:
707:
705:
703:
697:
692:. Archived from
665:
593:
586:
582:
579:
573:
542:
534:
339:NBC Blue Network
320:This Is New York
201:
199:
181:
179:
175:
143:
88:
69:
67:
40:
26:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1091:
1002:
1001:
1000:
990:
988:
978:
976:
968:
931:
926:
925:
915:
913:
911:
896:
895:
891:
881:
879:
872:
871:
867:
857:
846:
844:
834:
833:
829:
819:
808:
806:
796:
795:
791:
781:
770:
768:
765:Tampa Bay Times
759:
758:
751:
741:
730:
728:
719:
718:
711:
701:
699:
698:on May 14, 2018
690:
667:
666:
662:
657:
634:
594:
583:
577:
574:
559:
543:
532:
516:
497:
489:Raised on Radio
425:
417:F. Chase Taylor
316:
277:
243:
237:comedy series.
204:
203:
200: 1943)
195:
191:
190:Simone Hegemann
183:
180: 1942)
171:
167:
164:
141:
120:
100:
90:
86:
85:August 17, 1963
77:
74:Astoria, Queens
71:
65:
63:
62:
61:
51:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1100:
1098:
1090:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1004:
1003:
999:
998:
986:
966:
965:
960:
958:Duffy's Tavern
955:
941:
930:
929:External links
927:
924:
923:
910:978-1476625997
909:
889:
865:
853:Newspapers.com
827:
815:Newspapers.com
789:
777:Newspapers.com
749:
737:Newspapers.com
709:
689:978-0198606697
688:
659:
658:
656:
653:
652:
651:
643:
633:
630:
629:
628:
625:
622:
619:
616:
613:
606:Duffy's Tavern
596:
595:
546:
544:
537:
531:
528:
515:
512:
496:
493:
485:Gerald Nachman
469:Duffy's Tavern
462:United Artists
430:Duffy's Tavern
424:
421:
367:John Barrymore
359:Duffy's Tavern
331:Duffy's Tavern
324:Duffy's Tavern
315:
312:
276:
273:
242:
239:
234:Duffy's Tavern
214:
213:
210:
206:
205:
193:
189:
188:
187:
186:
169:
165:
160:
159:
158:
157:
154:
152:
148:
147:
144:
138:
137:
134:
133:Known for
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
119:
118:
115:
112:
108:
106:
102:
101:
91:
89:(aged 62)
83:
79:
78:
72:
59:
57:
53:
52:
48:Duffy's Tavern
44:Ransom Sherman
41:
33:
32:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1099:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1009:
1007:
997:
987:
985:
975:
971:
964:
961:
959:
956:
953:
949:
945:
942:
940:
936:
933:
932:
928:
912:
906:
902:
901:
893:
890:
877:
876:
869:
866:
861:
854:
842:
838:
831:
828:
823:
816:
804:
800:
793:
790:
785:
778:
766:
762:
756:
754:
750:
745:
738:
726:
722:
716:
714:
710:
696:
691:
685:
681:
677:
673:
672:
664:
661:
654:
649:
648:
644:
641:
640:
636:
635:
631:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
610:
609:
607:
604:as Archie on
603:
592:
589:
581:
571:
567:
563:
557:
556:
552:
547:This section
545:
541:
536:
535:
529:
527:
525:
521:
513:
511:
509:
508:
503:
502:Beverly Hills
495:Personal life
494:
492:
490:
486:
482:
478:
474:
470:
465:
463:
459:
458:
454:
450:
447:
443:
440:
436:
432:
431:
422:
420:
418:
413:
411:
406:
404:
400:
399:Larry Gelbart
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
355:
353:
352:Shirley Booth
347:
344:
340:
336:
332:
327:
325:
321:
313:
311:
309:
305:
301:
296:
294:
290:
286:
282:
274:
272:
270:
265:
263:
258:
256:
252:
248:
240:
238:
236:
235:
230:
226:
222:
218:
211:
207:
185:
184:
163:
162:Shirley Booth
156:
155:
153:
149:
145:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
116:
113:
110:
109:
107:
103:
98:
94:
84:
80:
75:
70:June 29, 1901
58:
54:
49:
45:
39:
34:
27:
22:
914:. Retrieved
899:
892:
880:. Retrieved
874:
868:
851:– via
845:. Retrieved
840:
830:
813:– via
807:. Retrieved
802:
792:
775:– via
769:. Retrieved
764:
735:– via
729:. Retrieved
724:
700:. Retrieved
695:the original
670:
663:
645:
637:
605:
599:
584:
578:January 2024
575:
560:Please help
548:
517:
505:
498:
488:
473:Jimmy Conlin
468:
466:
455:
428:
426:
414:
407:
382:
375:Gracie Allen
371:George Burns
358:
356:
348:
330:
328:
323:
319:
317:
307:
303:
297:
284:
280:
278:
275:Early career
266:
262:Crosby Gaige
259:
246:
244:
232:
224:
220:
219:
217:
142:Notable work
87:(1963-08-17)
47:
1017:1963 deaths
1012:1901 births
433:(1945), at
410:Puerto Rico
403:Dick Martin
395:Abe Burrows
391:Fanny Brice
379:Bing Crosby
363:Rudy Vallee
269:World War I
241:Early years
105:Occupations
93:Los Angeles
1006:Categories
944:Ed Gardner
935:Ed Gardner
655:References
221:Ed Gardner
97:California
66:1901-06-29
30:Ed Gardner
984:Biography
608:include:
602:malaprops
549:does not
524:Hollywood
481:Hal Roach
477:Alan Reed
446:film noir
435:Paramount
387:Al Jolson
304:Coastwise
287:) at the
128:1931–1962
882:July 18,
453:thriller
343:New York
310:(1934).
285:Collitch
209:Children
117:director
970:Portals
946:at the
847:May 13,
809:May 14,
771:May 14,
731:May 14,
702:May 14,
570:removed
555:sources
281:College
267:During
202:
194:
182:
170:
166:
151:Spouses
916:May 9,
907:
686:
530:Quotes
401:, and
223:(born
114:writer
99:, U.S.
996:Radio
514:Death
449:crime
442:stars
314:Radio
229:comic
196:(
192:
172:(
168:
111:Actor
939:IMDb
918:2018
905:ISBN
884:2011
849:2018
811:2018
773:2018
733:2018
704:2018
684:ISBN
553:any
551:cite
475:and
389:and
373:and
283:(or
178:div.
82:Died
56:Born
937:at
676:doi
564:by
335:CBS
291:in
249:in
1008::
839:.
801:.
763:.
752:^
723:.
712:^
682:.
526:.
522:,
385:,
381:,
377:,
326:.
264:.
198:m.
174:m.
95:,
972::
920:.
886:.
855:.
817:.
779:.
739:.
706:.
678::
591:)
585:(
580:)
576:(
572:.
558:.
487:(
451:/
365:-
212:2
68:)
64:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
